From the ETH Domain

At EPFL researchers are working together with colleagues from Italy on the construction of a time machine that will allow you to immerse yourself in the Venice of the past.
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From the ETH Domain

Storing power in gas

"Power-to-gas" is the name of the concept aimed at connecting the power network to the natural gas network. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute hope that it will enable solar and wind energy to be stored longer.
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Genetics for conservation

Researchers at WSL are using genetics as an effective conservation tool, making the new techniques practical for users.
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NEWS

The Federal Council appointed Professor Joël Mesot as the new president of ETH Zurich. Joël Mesot has been director of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) since 2008 and currently holds professorships at the two federal institutes of technology in Zurich and Lausanne. Professor Mesot takes up his new position on 1 January 2019.

At its meeting of 26/27 September 2018, the ETH Board emphasised the great significance of international cooperation and networking for education, research and innovation. Without a framework agreement with the EU, there is a danger that Switzerland will be excluded from the EU’s research framework programmes.

Tuition fees at ETH Zurich and EPFL will only be increased by CHF 300 p.a. rather than by CHF 500 as initially planned. This was decided by the ETH Board after a hearing in the ETH Domain, an office consultation procedure, internal deliberations concerning cushioning measures and discussions with political parties.

Prof. Christian Rüegg, at present Head of the Neutron and Muon Research Division (NUM) at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), was appointed a new member of the Directorate by the ETH Board at its meeting of 16/17 May, on application of PSI Director Joël Mesot.

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